Boston Strangler Case

The Boston Strangler also known as Albert DeSalvo liked to attack Women, majority of the victims he had slayed were elderly women that lived alone. DeSalvo’s first victim was 55 year old Anna Slesers. On June 14, 1962 she was said to be sexually assaulted and strangled. After having her modesty brick apartment and purse at 77 Gainsborough St. in Boston rummaged through, although it was said to be a robbery her gold pieces and jewelry were left behind. Homicide detectives have said to of found her in a obscense state, stripped of dignity and left nude. Anna’s son discovered her body in the bathroom with a cord tied around her neck in a bow. Although he has assumed she commited suicide. Roughly three weeks later on June 28, 1962 DeSalvo’s second

Her belonging has also been ransacked, but her silver was left untouched, which was strange to the detectives. Nichols was found undresses and left with her legs wide open and stockings tied in a bow. On that same day, just rough a few miles north of Boston, 65 year old divorced women Helen Blake was found dead after what appeared to be a burglary. At the scene it had appeared that she suffered from lacerations to her vagina and anus. The bow trademark was also evident in the murder, this time it was done from her bra tied around her neck. On August 19, 1962 another brutal slaying had took place at 7 Grove Garden in the West End of Boston. 75 year old widow Ida Irga was found in the pattern of strangling, she has been left on the floor, laying on her back wearing a brown nightdress which had been ripped and her body exposed. Her legs were open and resting on two chairs, with a cushion placed on her buttocks. Although there was no sign of a forced entry here. 24 hours later a murdered body of a week was found in the bathroom, not fair from the previous victims. 65 year old Jane Sullivan has been strangled by her